Cape Espartel
Cape Spartel is a promontory in Morocco about 300 metres above sea level at the entrance to the Strait of Gibraltar, 12 km west of Tangier. It is the northwesternmost point of the African continent.
- Cape
- …lies at an elevation of around 10 metres (50 feet)
- Description: promontory on the northwestern tip of Morocco
- Also known as“Cap Spartel رأس سبارطيل”“Cape Spartel”
Places of Interest Nearby
Discover Cape Spartel Lighthouse and Caves of Hercules.
Caves of Hercules
The Caves of Hercules is an archaeological cave complex located in Cape Spartel, Morocco.
Cape Espartel
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Latitude
35.79153° or 35° 47′ 30″ north
Longitude
-5.92567° or 5° 55′ 32″ west
Open location code
8C7PQ3RF+JP
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural = cape
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Wikidata ID
Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Urdu—“Cape Espartel” goes by many names.
Kaap SpartelAfrikaans
Κώτης ἄκρονAncient Greek (to 1453)
رأس سبارطيلArabic
Cabu EspartelAsturian
Spartel burnuAzerbaijani
Espartel lurmuturraBasque
Мыс СпартэльBelarusian
СпартэльBelarusian
স্পার্টেল অন্তরীপBengali
Cap EspartelCatalan
Cap SpartelCebuano
斯帕特爾角Chinese
Cap SpartelDutch
Kaap SpartelDutch
केप स्पार्टेलHindi
Capo SpartelItalian
スパーテル岬Japanese
スパルテル岬Japanese
Spartelio kyšulysLithuanian
أشبرتالMoroccan Arabic
دماغه اسپارتلPersian
Przylądek SpartelPolish
СпартельRussian
Kap SpartelSwedish
Spartel BurnuTurkish
СпартельUkrainian
راس اسپارتلUrdu
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